He had been the architect of the Teuton-Bulgar alliance and was known to be a firm believer in the Mitteleuropa idea.
Thus did the "Berlin-Bagdad" dream grow into solid fact, and Mitteleuropa became a hard reality.
That this was to be Bulgaria's future rôle in Mitteleuropa, Germany's new attitude made increasingly plain.
Small wonder that up to the close of 1916 Bulgaria remained a loyal member of Mitteleuropa, thoroughly contented with her bargain.
The economic relations will be regulated so as to realize the plan of Mitteleuropa.